Which to use
“secciones” and “selecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,433
- “secciones” frequency rank
- #12,477
- “selecciones” frequency rank
- 17910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | secciones | selecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de sección. | Forma del plural de selección. |
Where the eye mixes secciones and selecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. secciones runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against selecciones's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between secciones and selecciones
A purely visual mix-up. secciones ([sekˈsjones]) and selecciones ([selekˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
secciones is recorded at frequency rank #5,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [sekˈsjones]. selecciones is at rank #12,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [selekˈsjones].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17910, this pair ranks #270,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of secciones vs selecciones
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "secciones": -. Private to "selecciones": l.
"secciones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "selecciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- secciones ← cecciones · escciones · sceciones · seccinoes · seccioens · seccioness · seccionnes · seccionse
- selecciones ← celecciones · eslecciones · seelcciones · selceciones · seleccinoes · seleccioens · seleccioness · seleccionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "secciones" and "selecciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "secciones" or "selecciones" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "secciones" and "selecciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "secciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "secciones" and "selecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seleccionan vs selecciones". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #270,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.